Maxine

#496 for girls in 2025, 597 births · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #2,844
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1923 · 3,603 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
16 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
115,612
since 1884

Maxine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #76, 1923girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#496597—
2024#518595—
2023#514591—
2022#615483—
2021#703410—
2020#739370—
2019#797347—
2018#850319—
2017#880311—
2016#901309—
2015#1,106234—
2014#1,195204—
2013#1,042238—
2012#1,273188—
2011#1,427159—
2010#1,420161—
2009#1,612139—
2008#1,597142—
2007#1,613138—
2006#1,639129—
2005#1,500139—
2004#1,387150—
2003#1,257166—
2002#1,135183—
2001#1,040206—
2000#1,142178—
1999#1,174165—
1998#1,050187—
1997#1,050182—
1996#975195—
1995#1,017181—
1994#919206—
1993#943200—
1992#975196—
1991#950200—
1990#1,036173—
1989#995173—
1988#899194—
1987#997157—
1986#1,142125—
1985#1,091133—
1984#1,144119—
1983#1,183110—
1982#1,187115—
1981#1,134121—
1980#1,197110—
1979#1,120120—
1978#969143—
1977#1,079120—
1976#1,071114—
1975#971128—
1974#938132—
1973#808162—
1972#817163—
1971#749197—
1970#632262—
1969#644237—
1968#601257—
1967#555288—
1966#490366—
1965#464424—
1964#460446—
1963#434499—
1962#402572—
1961#383628—
1960#390592—
1959#359698—
1958#350687—
1957#329773—
1956#300892—
1955#293870—
1954#265989—
1953#2341,172—
1952#2301,160—
1951#2181,247#2,8448
1950#2131,254#3,6815
1949#2041,329#3,2986
1948#1811,522—
1947#1811,584—
1946#1721,544#3,1736
1945#1621,449#3,3385
1944#1531,603#2,19511
1943#1531,754#2,18212
1942#1481,750—
1941#1391,750#2,33310
1940#1371,785#2,17911
1939#1371,774#2,15911
1938#1301,824#2,08412
1937#1361,730#1,99213
1936#1271,828#2,06212
1935#1201,926#1,83715
1934#1142,018#2,12112
1933#1092,061#2,5429
1932#1102,223#2,31311
1931#1012,392#2,6519
1930#932,700#1,88916
1929#852,994#2,45211
1928#843,124#1,64721
1927#873,094#3,4517
1926#853,150#2,07415
1925#793,538#2,08915
1924#773,659#2,34713
1923#763,603#2,61411
1922#823,444#2,63011
1921#773,630#2,26514
1920#813,507#2,60211
1919#853,183#2,51111
1918#873,216#2,69910
1917#932,647—
1916#962,424#2,25912
1915#982,110#2,6219
1914#1141,396—
1913#1191,073#2,8215
1912#134823#2,0457
1911#152531—
1910#171397—
1909#179332—
1908#228220—
1907#222219—
1906#247173—
1905#285135—
1904#35884—
1903#38070—
1902#39562—
1901#43546—
1900#40268—
1899#50734—
1898#58131—
1897#59426—
1896#87214—
1895#93212—
1894#85013—
1893#71317—
1892#1,0858—
1891#1,0937—
1890#82511—
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1888#1,0367—
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five girls were named Maxine! It came in at #793, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Maxine is popular in 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #392 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,441 girlsMNIllinois: #487 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,956 girlsILWisconsin: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,799 girlsWIMichigan: #586 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,006 girlsMINew York: #396 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsNYMassachusetts: #492 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,391 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedINOhio: #570 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,984 girlsOHPennsylvania: #407 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,071 girlsPANew Jersey: #484 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,227 girlsNJConnecticut: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsCTCalifornia: #530 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,706 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedUTColorado: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsCONebraska: #343 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #333 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsVAMaryland: #291 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,882 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 787 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedKSArkansas: #328 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsARTennessee: #394 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,474 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #427 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,863 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 987 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsLAMississippi: #196 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 946 girlsMSAlabama: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,887 girlsALGeorgia: #281 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maxine, so not publishedHITexas: #557 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,660 girlsTXFlorida: #379 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,696 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#196 · 1 in 946
  2. New Mexico#198 · 1 in 787
  3. District of Columbia#204 · 1 in 987
  4. South Carolina#220 · 1 in 1,177
  5. Georgia#281 · 1 in 1,817

Best ever in a state: #10 in Iowa, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#196251 in 946
New Mexico#198141 in 787
District of Columbia#204131 in 987
South Carolina#220211 in 1,177
Georgia#281241 in 1,817
Louisiana#287221 in 1,643
Maryland#291151 in 1,991
Alabama#302171 in 1,887
Arkansas#32881 in 2,187
Virginia#333161 in 2,487
Nebraska#34351 in 2,768
Arizona#35481 in 1,882
Connecticut#36671 in 3,471
Florida#379181 in 2,696
Minnesota#39281 in 4,441
Tennessee#394101 in 3,474
New York#396511 in 3,201
Pennsylvania#407251 in 4,071
North Carolina#427121 in 3,863
Colorado#45651 in 3,772
Wisconsin#47561 in 6,799
New Jersey#484111 in 5,227
Illinois#487201 in 4,956
Massachusetts#49271 in 7,391
California#530371 in 4,706
Texas#557231 in 4,660
Ohio#570121 in 7,984
Michigan#586101 in 8,006
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maxine
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#518 → #496)
  • 243 spots since 2020 (#739 → #496)
  • 610 spots since 2015 (#1,106 → #496)
  • Biggest jump: 372 spots in 1893 (#1,085 → #713)
  • Biggest drop: 268 spots in 1891 (#825 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1923 at #76 (3,603 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1915–1930
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1893–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 335
  • Highest: 1 in 335 girls born in 1923 were named Maxine (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,692 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 29.2% of all girls named Maxine (33,743) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s21#793 (1884)#917
1890s173#507 (1899)#805
1900s1,409#179 (1909)#313
1910s17,800#85 (1919)#115
1920s33,743#76 (1923)#81
1930s20,476#93 (1930)#118
1940s16,070#137 (1940)#163
1950s9,742#213 (1950)#279
1960s4,309#383 (1961)#482
1970s1,541#632 (1970)#915
1980s1,357#899 (1988)#1,097
1990s1,885#919 (1994)#1,009
2000s1,570#1,040 (2001)#1,392
2010s2,470#797 (2019)#1,089
2020s3,046#496 (2025)#598

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maxine in 1963

girls
#434
499 births · 1 in 3,863 girls

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #434Maxine499
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 3,863 of them was named Maxine, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maxine
  1. #431Corinne509
  2. #432Tamra506
  3. #433Amelia503
  4. #434Maxine499
  5. #435Lucille498
  6. #435Olga498
  7. #437Colette496
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963 →